Non-refillable bottle.



Patented Aug. 26, i902.

E. BURNS. NUN-REFILLABLE BOTTLE.

/Applicaton led Jan. 25, 1902.;

QNO Model.)

' zen ofthe United States,

UNTTED'- STATES PATENT CEEICE.'

EDWARD BURNS, or ZEA'EING, ATown;

NQN-REFILLABLE BOTTLE.4

snncrrrontrlon farming part or Letters Patent Neem-,759, dated Augustze, 1902'. Application filed January 25, 1902. I Serial No.` 91,234. (Nomodel) To AwZZwtomA t may concern,.- l

Be it known that I, EDWARD BURNS, a citiin the county of' Story andState of Iowa, have invented certain new and useful Improve'- Inents inNon Reilable Bottles; and I do hereby declare the following to be afull, clear,

and exact description of the invention,such as.

- ,will enable others skilled in the-art to which it appertains to makeand use the same.

` The purpose of this invention is to protect Y the public and themanufacturer orproprietor of a special brand of goods from 'unscruothersthrough whose hands the 'goods pass.

The invention has for its object to combine `with the cork or sealing`device a detector of peculiar and'uovel constructionfheld in suspensionthereby anddetached from the cork 'when 'the latter is extracted, saiddetector dropping to the bottom of the bottle orrecep.- tacle, therebyapprising the, purchaser of the fact that the packagek has been tamperedwith.

` be destroyed when the The'invention also 'consists of an inflatableconnection betweenthe'detector and. cork to cork is removed.,-

The'invention further consists of-the novel features and details ofcostruction,'which hereinafter willbe more particularly'setforlh,illustrated, and finallyclaimed.`

VIn. the drawings hereto attached and forming a part of 'thespecification, Eigure'l is ,a Vertical central section of the upperportion of a'bottle, showing theapplication ofthe invention. Fig. 2 is aview similar to Fig. l, showing the cork partly'extracted. Fig.3 is aperspective view of the detector. Fig. 4 is a perspective view of thestopper and extractmg-loop.

Corresponding and like part-s are referred to inthe followingdescription and indicated in all the views of the drawings by the same.

reference` characters.

, The 'bottle 1 is adaptedto be sealed inthe of a 'cork which in 3,4preferably of wire, to facilitate the extraction of the cork whendesired. The extracting-loop 3 is rfolded close about the neck of thebottle after the latter has been/sealed, so as not to be in the way.

rvThe'detector is suspended within the upper residing at Zearing,

` portion of the ring f of a bulb 8 andcords 9 and 10, the

portion ot' the bottle and comprises a ring 4; and a plurality of wires5,pivoted.iritermediate of their ends t'o the lower side portions of thering, SOas to occupy a horizontal position and engage with the shoulderor upper endofthe bottle adjacent tothe neck and prevent withdrawal ofthe detector after being placed in position. Radiating wires 6 havetheir'outer ends attached to the upper Y 4 and merge into an eye 7,towhich the lower end device is attached. The wires 5 constitutesecuring means and are adapted to be turned of the suspendinginto avertical position to admit of insertion of the detector into the bottle,and one 'end of the Wires is made heavier than the other, so that' theinstant the uppermost ends of the wires clear theneck of the bottle thewires will turn into a horizontal position and prevent withdrawal of thedetector when detached from the cork and permitted to drop to the bottomof the bottle.

The suspending device consists, preferably,

9 connecting the upper end oi"l the the cork 2 and the lower' cord' 10connecting 'thelowerend-of 'the bulb with the eye 7 of the suspendingdevice appliedlto the ring 4.,

The bulb 8 may be a rubber tube or like device-indated to such anextentas prefer-- Iably to fill the neck. This bulb or iniiated #device isadapted to be easily' broken when extracting the cork, therebypermitting the detector to drop to the bottom of the botL.

upper cordbulb 8 withl tle andr warn vtheen stoufier that the origia'nal package has b eenr tampered with:v The; bulb 8 is, asaforementioned, preferably in-'f ilatable, being made of rubber. Thisconsti-nef?y tion is advantageousin that upon withdrawal of the cork 2and bursting of the bulb there willbe comparatively nothing left of thelatter owing to contraction of the rubber, and the detectorfi willreadily fall to the bottom of thebottle. p the bottle upon inverting thesame the de- Upon pouring theliquid, from tector will necessarily bethrowntoward the 'neck portion thereof, but'the'` bulb havingl beenbroken the portion remaining attached to the detector will offer nodetriment to the egress of the Huid. Further, the bulb 8, beingexpansib1eso lls the' neck portion of the bottle that 'no part-of thecontents thereof may come into contact with the cork, thereby providingadditional means for preventing leakage from the bottle on account of afaulty cork. Not only dues the bulb serve to pre- --vent leakage, but italso serves as a further sealing device to keep any air which, due toineffectual sealingy means, may reach tleeenl tents of the bottle,thereby deterirating the ra rupture of the snspendin'gdevice andpermitting the detector to drop into the bottle.

Having thus described the invention, what` is claimed as new s- 1. Incombination with a. bottle or like package, a detector, and aninflatable suspending,r device connecting;r the detector with the cork,substantially as set forth.

2. In combination with a bottle or like package, a detector, and anexpansible'bulb forming a part of suspending means connecting thedetector with the cork, substantially as set forth. t

`3. In combination with a bottle or like package, a detector forsupension therein, the same comprising a ring and a plurality of wirespivoted intermediate of the ends to the lowei` portion of one side ofthering and having an end of each made heavier to cause v` the wires toassume a horizontal position, the light ends of the said wires adaptedtoabnt against theopposite side of the ring, substantially las setforth.- 1

K el. In `combination with a bottle or like package, a detectorcomprising a series of pivoted wires, a sealing-cork having an extracting-loop, and suspending means between the detector and cork comprisin'g an inflated b ulb, substantially as set forth.

Intestimony whereofi I affix my signature lin presence 'of twowitnesses.

EDWARD BURNS. [1.. si Witnesses:

ANNA Jonas,lv J. M. THORNTON.

